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A little history lesson for you groms in the blogosphere who were still in diapers the last time the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics were in the NBA Finals together in 1987:
In all, the Celtics and Lakers have been to the Finals 47 times heading into next week’s edition. Head to WCBias.com for some more Lakers-Celtics knowledge.
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